Tébessa weather in December

In December, Tébessa sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tébessa's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tébessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:35 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Tébessa is city in Tébessa Province, Algeria.

Density
14/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tébessa reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3134
4134
5134
6134
7133
8133
9133
10133
11133
12123
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28122
29112
30112
31112

How December really feels in Tébessa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
9
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tébessa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 356.61.29.93.1
Feb12° / 276.61.110.73.6
Mar16° / 417.90.911.75.2
Apr20° / 447.90.212.96.6
May25° / 12°407.9013.87.4
Jun30° / 16°235014.35.8
Jul34° / 19°103.1014.13.9
Aug33° / 19°184.6013.34.2
Sep28° / 15°387.6012.26.5
Oct23° / 11°306.1011.17.6
Nov16° / 315.10.110.15.9
Dec12° / 315.70.69.73.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
105941
115941
125842
135743
145644
155644
165446
175446
185446
195347
205347
215347
225248
235248
245248
255347
265347
275446
285545
295644
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tébessa gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1171
2171
3171
4171
5161
6161
7161
8161
9161
10161
11161
12161
13161
14161
15171
16171
17171
18182
19182
20182
21192
22192
23192
24203
25203
26193
27193
28193
29193
30193
31194

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:245:11
29.87:255:11
39.87:255:11
49.77:265:11
59.77:275:11
69.77:285:11
79.77:295:11
89.77:295:11
99.77:305:11
109.77:315:11
119.77:325:11
129.67:325:11
139.67:335:11
149.67:345:12
159.67:345:12
169.67:355:12
179.67:365:13
189.67:365:13
199.67:375:13
209.67:375:14
219.67:385:14
229.67:385:15
239.67:395:15
249.67:395:16
259.67:405:16
269.67:405:17
279.67:405:17
289.67:415:18
299.67:415:19
309.67:415:19
319.67:415:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tébessa

In seasonPeak

None of Tébessa's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tébessa sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Tébessa?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tébessa.

What to pack for Tébessa in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Tébessa sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tébessa in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tébessa peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tébessa in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tébessa is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2126 µg/m³Dec 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tébessa?

Tébessa sits at 35.4°N, 8.1°E, 867 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Hammamet, 16 km away.

Topography around Tébessa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tébessa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tébessa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m around an average of 889 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,351 m.

The land around Tébessa is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
371 m
16 km
959 m
80 km
1,351 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Hammamet 16 km · Cheria 37 km · Meskiana 49 km · Thala 53 km · El Aouinet 56 km · Ouenza 61 km · Feriana 65 km · Tajerouine 67 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 468
Religion
Muslim 99%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tébessa (35.4042°, 8.1242°, elevation 867 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).